Hello all, I was assigned the role of the 'vocabulary enricher' this time, so here are a group of eight words I (either) did not know previously, or found interesting to share.
1. Cobbled -Chapter 1, page 1, paragraph 1
Definition - Cobbled is the definition of area to be tiled with stones.
- Cobble - To gather something from usable elements/parts.
2. Bailiff - Chapter 1, page 1, paragraph 3
Definition - A bailiff is an officer of a sheriff who proceeds to arrest.
3. Branded - Chapter 1, page 5, paragraph 1
Definition - Branded is the past use of "brand", which means;
- Brand - To brand is to identify something with a branding iron.
4. Breeches - Chapter 1, page 5, paragraph 2 -
Definition - Breeches has its actual inherent definition, although it seems to be the plural of "breech". However, breeches are short trousers level with the knees.
5. Mort - Chapter 1, page 6, paragraph 5 -
Definition - The proper definition of "mort" is a sound from a horn when the game(s) of a hunt is killed, but I later discovered that the definition of "mort" applied to the book means a woman.
6. Turnkey - Chapter 2, page 8, paragraph 2 -
Definition - A turnkey is a jailer; one who manages the keys and doors of the jails (basic synonym: jail officer).
7. Cull - Chapter 2, page 10, paragraph 4 -
Definition - To cull means is to decrease the number of certain animals by killing. However, I assume the "cull" utilized in the book implies a man, or a person.
8. Nib - Chapter 2, page 10, paragraph 4 -
Definition - A nib is used for "a pen's point" in terms of the normal, proper vocabulary most people use, but this book contains a great number of a type of slang called "flash cant" (which is defined in the book that it is slang intentionally developed by pickpockets and such to avoid recognition of language, especially by constables), and I suppose "nib" in the case of the story means (adj.) of the standards of a gentleman; gentleman; of a relatively higher class, about the level to maintain comfortable life.
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